Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-05

WASHINGTON, April i.-Upon spplioa-
ton Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company for tssue of patents fer lands
along the line Of the road 10 Minnesota
aBd Dakota, east Of the Missouri River,
Comm saioneT Sparks has reported ~
the heeFetaTy OF the Interior that q por.
ton OF the road named vas definitely
located and constructed within the time
required by Law, sud VAS accepted BY
the President a. properly constructed,
and that no measure for the forfeiture
OF lands Of that paFt Of tse line vas
pending before Congress al It's adjourn
ment, and he IN informed by the Chair.
man and leading members OF the House
Committee on Public Lands that no
suoh measure vas proposed OF con.
sideFed by the committee. The Com
missioner, therefore, recommends that
patents be issued 10 the company for
the lands along - much Of the road as
lies between a point near Dulath, Min
neaota, and the Missouri River In Da-
kota, bat states that ID ia his oviaion
that 10 lands should be patented to
said COMPANY for lands on any other
poEtien Of the road.
They Are In China.
WAsHINaros, April l.-The total re-
demption of trade dollars according 10
The latest returns amounts 10 tS,S7A. rs
The redempsions are slsv aud Indicate
that there are less OF those coins 10 ex
lstsnoe than was at hrst supposed. IL
IL nov thought that tie entire amoaut
Of redemptions will not exceed six OF
seven million dollars.
Against the Bell Telephone Company.
BosTos, t.-Judgs Colt. OF the United
ktaies Circuit Court, has sent down en-
aplnien In ths case OF the United States
" the American Bell Telephone Com
pany, 90 test the validity OF = sale Of iis
patent. The Court denies the motion
Of The defendant for leave 20 dsmur "a
the bill aad also 10 plead matters In
defense.
shipping InteIltgsaee.
Pom TowNaxNp, April t.--AESived--
Ship st.NiohOlas; Norwegian bark Nord
stiernep returned leaking. Ths steamer
Starr reports that the steamship Eidei
had not arrived at VietoFia n noon
SAE FaANunoo. April 8. = Arrived
snip BONANZA, Pert Gamble: harksptin,
O. Q. Funk, Tacoma.
Sailed--Steamer State % California
Portland; ship Ferdinand Fisher. Ma
naimo, baFks Germania, Seattle; Ala
lAnta, Paeet Sound; schooner Corona
Puget Sound.
SAn FaAScuco, April ARRIVED
Steamer Aikt, NanAimo. ships HIGHLAND
Light and Dashtng Wave, Tacoma.
smallpox trs@ Chiaa.
sAS FsAScINon. April The sseame
City Of Pekih9 arrived this aftsFnOou
from Honekene via Yokohama, BRING.
inc 100 Chine~e. among whom snAllpa,
had broken out ten DAYS after leavinl
honekong. Word vas sect to ouarAn
tine OfAceF McAllistsf, While the vrsse
vas Yet outside the Heads. and the usua
searching force OF customs inspector
vas ordered 10 await . further rspoF
before boarding the vessel. Dr.. MeAl
lister boarded the steamer eutsidc O
the Heads and found three easra o
smallpox, The yellow Gag Gas ordero.
10 be raised and the vessel vas place,
under the ssrictess qaArantiae. The In
feeted Chinese will be placed 10 the rs
house and the white pAsss Myers IN e.
cabin will slss be kept 10 quarAniiui
until u u certain they have sot been in
fected. The mails. after a thornucl
fumtcation. were landed aud hefsF,
distrikatiop will receive another fnui
Cation IN tie Postufice.
wall street. ausIattans.
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lee, Canadian Pacific. So; Csna.f,
Southern. 6lA Central fariae. soS,
Rio Grande. SiS, Erie. s., Kans.,
and Texas. SIS NastheEH Raeise
~ preferred. 6lSs; Nar1A wssisrn
iossi New Ysrk Central. iisis, OrrTor
Railway aud Navicatten. iol 4 Orarog
a TranscontinenfAl. So OEexou Ius-
prove3ens, 60; Faeihe Mai So
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